My weekend included this:
and this:
To say I have a grateful heart tonight is the understatement of the week!
In list form:
1. A good doctor’s appointment for C which alleviated much of my worrying.
2. A visit from my mum!
3. Sushi for dinner!
4. Heading to bed early with a book. (I hope – we’ll see what happens after I hit publish!)
After some recent health concerns in our household, we’ve been adjusting our diet. Tonight I am grateful for access to affordable, fresh, healthy foods, and for a considerable string of new, successful recipes to add to our repertoire.
Today was a challenge. C woke up happy and full of beans, but that quickly disappeared once she got hungry and sleepy but too congested to do either. We trundled off the the walk-in clinic because she sounded wheezy, but she’s fine other than the congestion. She screamed and cried and hollered and it broke my heart.
And so today I am grateful for gentle words:
- from my husband, of whom much is asked
- from my mum, who always helps me see things in perspective
- from the doctor, who didn’t treat me like the crazy over-reacting first time mama I am.
I’d like a do-over on this weekend. Sick baby. Sick cat. Expensive cat. Exhausted mama. Cancelled plans. General frustration.
I’ll admit I let it get the best of me. I cried. I raged a bit. I was grumpy. I skipped posting yesterday’s gratitude, because frankly I wasn’t feeling grateful in the slightest.
So tonight, I am grateful that tomorrow is a new day. A clean start. Another opportunity to do better, to do differently.
(I’m also grateful for Starbucks and chocolate bars.)
I’m lying in bed right now, writing from my phone. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, and it’s been tough to have a grateful mind throughout the day.
But I’ve got it now: today I am grateful for the stroke of genius that lead us to put a king-size duvet on our queen-size bed. No more fights over who stole the blankets, and a big pile of cozy warm fluffiness to snuggle into every night!
Today I am grateful for a homemade almond milk latte (thanks Dad!) that helped me fight off the last of the sleepyhead syndrome this morning.
Yesterday:
Sunshine on the ferry ride.
Dinner with my family.
Beer floats. (Seriously. Raspberry lambic + chocolate ice cream. Just trust me.)
Today:
Family family family.
A walk through Beacon Hill Park with peacocks and peahens everywhere.
Baby giggles.
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This morning my husband got up with our daughter, while I stayed in bed for 20 delicious minutes with a good book, listening to my loves giggling together in the other room.
Bliss.
